Tie-plate.



J. V. W. R BYNDERS 65 A. P. NELSON.

TIE PLATE;

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15; 1914.

latgnted. Sept. 15,1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

Patented Sept. 15, 19M.

2 BHBETS-SHEET 2.

.. 1 1; r R aim l ll a Z 3 6 M il oplleotiou tiled June 15, one. SerialNo. M53258.

To (17?) 107mm may concern lle it lmown that We. Join; V. W. Rovennusand Autumn l hlmsou, citizens of the llnited States. residingrespectively, at hlteelton and Harrisburg, county of Dan.- phin. andState of lennsylvonia. have invented cei'taih new and useful.lrnprovements in lie-Plates; and We do hereby-declare the following'tobe :1. full, clear, and exact description of the invention. such as willonuble others skilled iii-the art to which it upgcrtaius to make undusothe some. reference eing had to the accompanying drawings, andto'letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form 1; part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to tie plates for rail oyf track object toprovide a simple and eliicient plate adopted to be fastened to the tieand from which the mil eon he removed Without re moving the iastehingthat holcs the plate to the A further object is to give the plate such aprofile it may b rolled in continuous lengths. which lengths aresubsequently severed either ti'onsverselv or obliquely to the leneth ofthe rolled shape to produce the individual tie Other and further objectsof the-invention will uppeor from the following descripin connectionwith the uccomgmnying dravv'i in which like parts are similarlydesignated and in Which Figure l is elevation ol thetie plate mode inuccordonce with this invention showing the held in place thereon. Fig.

, E2 is 2. plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view and Fig. l is a rearelevation of one of the clips. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a modified formof tie plate, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of another form of clip.

Referring to l to i, the tie plate consists of: a central portion lprovided with a mid-rib 2 on its lower face. which central portion isflanked by grooves 3 located between said central or body portion 1 andsecuring 4 having at their outer edges downwardly directed sharp ribs 5.The upper face of the plate has on unsym metrical channel therein. oneedge of which is provided with :1 vertical rib 6, the other edge ofwhich is provided with a beveled rib 7. said ribs being just beyond or.tiuctures, end has for its outside of the grooves 3 on the lowor foceof the tie. As shown, the inner faces of these ribs 6 and 7 where theyjoin the bot tom of the channel, are about in vertical alinement withthe outer walls of the grooves 53 in the underside of the plate.

The horizontal flanges 4 are provided with perforations 8 through whichare passed lug screws, bolts, spikes, or similar devices 9 for securingthe plate to its tie. The surface of the channel on the upper face ofthe tie plate is provided at points on cap-- posite sides of the railfoot 'with sinull ribs or lugs, '5. 6.. the beveled. face 10 of theflange 7 is rovided at intervals with ribs 11, and the ottoin of thechannel adjacent the rib 6 is provided with ribs 12. These. ribs areformed during the rolling operation by the shaping rolls. After thecontiiiuous shape has been rolled. it is cut transversely into plates ofthe width required for the ties, the holes 8 are punched therein, asalso are notches 13 extending from the side of the plate at the groovedportions so that bolts 9 may be passed laterally into these notches withtheir heads engaging-the undeuface of the plate in the grooves 3. Thesebolts up through clips 15 and l6. The clip 15 is provided with oruhbeted edge 17 for engaging the rail foot and a beveled edge 18provided with serrations forming notches or recesses 19, (Fig. 6),arranged to engage the ribs ll on the beveled fine of the rt '7.

The ribs ll are preferably spaced apart at distances wh ch are multiplesof the distonces opt-art of the recesses 19 on the clips 15. The bolts 9pass through the clips 15., a,

nut lock 20. and are held in place by the nuts 21. The clips 16 on theopposite side of the rail foot are also provided with a rahbeted edge22., and have an inclined lower face 23, a portion or all of which isserrated as shown, to provide indentations or recesses 241- forengagement with the serrations or ribs 12 at the side of the channel onthe upper face of the plate and adjacent the rib 6. Bolts 9 pass throughthose clips and are secured by nut 23. and not lock '20. In order todecrease the amount of metulin the cen tral portion the tie, one or moregrooves 25 are rolled in the bottom of the channel. 'lhese grooves maybe omitted when require ments demeuo 1t, they may be increased innumber'and size, it being sufficient to illustratethis invention to showtwo grooves symmetrically arranged with respect to the transverse centerof the tie plate.

In Fig. 5'a'similar tie plate is shown, the lower face of which is ofthe same configuration as shown in Fig. 3, but the upper face thereof isrolled. ymmetrically, that is to say, fiangefi; is i entical with theflange 7,

so that the'eli 5 used on both sides of the rail foot shall be identicalin structure and configuration.

In Fig. 2 although the ribs 11 are shown at greater distances apart thanthe grooves 15 19 forming the serrations, it is obvious that -instead ofmaking these ribs 11 at distances which are multi le of the grooves inthe clips, they may lie made at thesame distances apart. In applying theplate to a 20 tie by means of the fastenings 9, the central rib 2 andthe cutting ribs 5 on the lower face I of the plate are forced into thewood and assist in preventing movement of the plate with respect to thetie. These ties are usu- 2-5 ally treated-ties hnd are reliable for along period of use. The ribs or lugs 11 and 12 when engagingthe,gr'ooves 19 and 24 respectively, .hold the clips which are forced byniits 21, down between rail foot and flanges 7 and 6,'and prevent thebolts from working out of their notches 13.

The form shown in Fig. :3 has the advantage, that small adjustments ofthe rail may be readily made lay;'slightly loosening a nut 21 on oneside of the rail and tightening the nut on the other side, to compensatefor wear of the rail or adjust alinenient.

l. A tie plate having a transverse channel 40 on its upper face forreceiving the rail foot,

- a portion ofthe surface of which channel is provided. with serrations,in combination with a railfoot engaglng clip having an indented orserrated face for engagement with said serrated portion.

. 2. A tieplate having a transverse rolled channel on its upper faceincluded between parallel ribs, one of said ribs having an inclinedinner face provided with serrations, in combination with a clip having arabbeted edge for engaging the rail foot and opposite beveled serratededge, and a bolt for forcing the clip between said flange and the railfoot with its serrated face in en agement with a rib on the inclinedface 0 said flange.

3. A tie plate, a body portion provided with grooves rolled in the underface thereof, lateral horizontal flanges, a channel rolled in its upperface between upwardly directed flanges beyond the grooves in its lowerface, notches in the edges'of the plate in said channel and grooves,said channel having ribs at each side of the rail seat, in

combination with clips having grooved faces arranged for engagement withsaid ribs and means to force said clips between the rail betweenparallel flanges, parallel grooves on the underface of the platesubstantially opposite the sides of thechannel and horizontal securingflanges having cutting ribs on their lower outer edges.

6. A rolled tie plate blank having a channel in its .upper face widerthan the rail-foot to be seated therein and having serrations at eachside thereof and beyond the portion of the channel on which the railseats.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signedour names in presence of two subscrlbing witnesses.

J OHN V. \V. REYNDERS. A. F. NELSON.

Witnesses:

CHAS. R. Homon, l/VM. R. MILLER.

